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Bookmark or Share- Amaterasu - WikipediaAmaterasu Ōmikami ( 天照大御神, 天照大神 ), often called Amaterasu for short, also known as Ōhirume no Muchi no Kami ( 大日孁貴神 ), is the goddess of the sun in Japanese mythology.
- Amaterasu – MythopediaOverview. Amaterasu is the great and glorious goddess of the sun. An embodiment of the rising sun and Japan itself, she is the queen of the kami and ruler of the universe. The Japanese Imperial Family claims to have descended from her, and this is what gives them the divine right to rule Japan.
- Amaterasu - World History EncyclopediaAmaterasu. Timothy Takemato (CC BY-NC-SA) Amaterasu Omikami ('the Great Divinity Illuminating Heaven') is the sun goddess and most important deity of the Shinto religion. Amaterasu is the ruler of Takama no Hara (the High Celestial Plain), the domain of the kami or spirits. The most important Shinto shrine in Japan, the Ise Grand Shrine or ...
- Amaterasu: Getting to Know the Japanese Sun Goddess - Timeless MythsAmaterasu, (Kanji 天照皇大神) or her grander name Amaterasu-ōmikami, is the Japanese sun goddess and the ruler of the heavens in Japanese mythology. Her name means “shines from Heaven,” and her longer, more royal name means “the great and glorious kami who illuminates from Heaven.”
- Amaterasu: The Sun Queen of Japanese MythologyKeep reading to learn about Amaterasu and how a goddess came to represent ultimate power in Japanese culture! According to Japanese mythology, Amaterasu is the goddess of the sun. This is relatively unusual in itself, but more unique is the fact that Amaterasu is also the supreme ruler of Heaven.
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